Senior Salesforce Administrator

About the Role Lead Salesforce platform governance, security, and DevOps for enterprise-scale environments. Own architecture strategy across security, releases, integrations, and automation while driving operational excellence in regulated organizations. This role demands deep expertise in second-generation packaging, event-driven patterns, and compliance-ready processes. Key Responsibilities - Enforce platform security standards: profiles, roles, sharing rules, permission sets, OWD, SSO, MFA, and least-privilege provisioning/deprovisioning. - Manage release pipelines: sandbox prep, CI/CD execution, 2GP packaging, deployment validation, rollback procedures, and production releases. - Oversee data quality, integrations (REST/SOAP APIs, Platform Events, middleware), encryption, and masking across environments. - Define automation frameworks: Flow vs Apex decisions, bulkification, error handling, LWC/Aura patterns, and legacy trigger retirement. - Conduct security health checks, audit logging, compliance reviews, and maintain process documentation/release notes. - Drive DevOps governance: branching strategies, metadata management, automated testing, and platform stability across all clouds. Required Skills & Experience - 5+ years Salesforce experience in large/regulated organizations, including advanced Flows, security architecture, API integrations, Apex/LWC development oversight, and 2GP DevOps. - Expertise in governor limits, metadata-driven development, event-driven patterns (Platform Events, CDC), large data volumes, SSO/MFA/Shield encryption . - Proven release management with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, Copado/Gearset, sandbox management, and rollback procedures. Required Certifications - Salesforce Certified Administrator - Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator - Salesforce Platform App Builder - Salesforce Platform Developer I - Salesforce Certified Experience Cloud Consultant Recommended Certifications - Salesforce Certified Sharing & Visibility Architect - Salesforce Certified Data Architecture and Management Designer - Salesforce Certified Integration Architecture Designer - Salesforce Platform Developer II - Application Architect or System Architect Preferred Qualifications - Experience with ETL tools, Data Loader, Salesforce DX/CLI, VS Code extensions, and test automation frameworks. - Bachelor's in Computer Science or equivalent; cross-team technical leadership in global enterprises.